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THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Théâtre De Châtelet


by Patrick Honoré - December 14, 2025

La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both specta...

Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge


by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025

Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally ...

Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025

If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the first time si...

Review: BODYTRAFFIC: CHECK-MATE Dazzled at The Wallis


by Shari Barrett - December 14, 2025

The four pieces performed during BODYTRAFFIC: Check-Mate highlighted the dance company’s technical prowess and ability to masterfully embody diverse choreography styles via their dazzling versatility....

Review: THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP - A PENNY DREADFUL, Jack Studio Theatre


by Gary Naylor - December 14, 2025

Part-panto, part-pastiche, an affectionate and funny homage to genres past and present...

Review: SLEEPING BEAUTY, Galleon Centre, Kilmarnock


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

With some exciting favourites and fresh faces set to bring the fairytale story to life, Andrew Agnew (Balamory, Scot Squad) returns as Nurse Netty Knickerbocker, Killie’s best loved Dame, alongside Jamie McKillop as the cheeky comic, Hilarious Hector. Also returning are James McAnerney as King Cuthb...

Review: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN at Montalbán Theatre


by Amanda Callas - December 14, 2025

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern is an improv comedy extravaganza, with all kinds of madcap silliness on display....

Review: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center


by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...

Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...

Past Shows

Cabaret
Cabaret
1/14 - 2/12/2023


Bold and provocative, this winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, shines a spotlight on Berlin in the late 1920s and the colorful, gritty ...

Porchlight Revisits I am a Camera


Premiering in 1951 starring Julie Harris as “Sally Bowles,” this special event staged reading is a rare opportunity to experience the remarkable play that became ...

RENT
RENT
10/29 - 12/11/2022


Over the last 25 years, this Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical has become a cultural phenomenon with millions of fans around the world. Porchlight’s ...

Porchlight Revisits The Apple Tree


Now in its ninth season, Porchlight Music Theatre’s popular Porchlight Revisits series returns with  the Tony Award-nominated musical The Apple Tree at the Ruth Page ...

Videos


Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Chicago Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) Tracker
Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays in Chicago Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) Tracker
Home for the Holidays in Chicago Home for the Holidays
Timber Lake Playhouse (12/13 - 12/14) Tracker
Miracle on South Division Street in Chicago Miracle on South Division Street
Citadel Theatre (11/14 - 12/14) Tracker
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Amadeus in Chicago Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) Tracker
Comedy Dance Chicago in Chicago Comedy Dance Chicago
The Hemmens Cultural Center (1/24 - 1/24)
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Stahl Family Theatre in Chicago Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Stahl Family Theatre
Chicago Kids Company (12/11 - 12/23)
Rio: A Tribute to Duran Duran in Chicago Rio: A Tribute to Duran Duran
Raue Center For The Arts (1/23 - 1/23)
Mirza Residency Concert: Shadowlands with S. Carey (Bon Iver) and John Raymond in Chicago Mirza Residency Concert: Shadowlands with S. Carey (Bon Iver) and John Raymond
The Orpheum Theatre (1/23 - 1/23)
Theater of the Mind in Chicago Theater of the Mind
The Goodman Theatre (3/11 - 5/31)
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